Hook and eye.



UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

UHATTIN BRADWAY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOOK. AND EYE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 650,817,- dated June 5,1900.

I Application tiled October 26, 1899. Serial No. 734,803; (No model.)

To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHATTIN BRADWAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at No. 546 North Fifty-third street, Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Hooks and Eyes, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a self-fastening hook and eye, and has for itsobject to provide a hook and eye which while being selffastening can beadditionally secured by thread.

The novel features of construction will be more fully described andspecified in the appended claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which= Figure 1 is a perspective view of ahook and eye embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side View thereof. Fig.3 is a bottom plan view of the hook and eye. Fig. 4 is the other sideview of the hook and eye.

In the drawings similar numerals correspond to similar parts in theseveral views.

Referring to the eye, which is comprised of a single length of wire, 1represents the loop, and 2 and 3 the shank members, the latter of whichhas turned back upon itself the pin 4.. The shank member 3 is prolongedinto the loop or thread-eye 5, from which is continued inwardly thecentral member 6, comprised of a double thickness of wire. The bottom ofthe central member has turned back upon itself the pin 7. The hook islikewise comprised of a single length of wire, 8 representing the billand 9 and 10 the shank members. The

shank member 10 has turned upon itself the pin 11 and the other shankmember 9 has formed from itself the thread loop or eye 12, andcontinuing inwardly therefrom is the central member 13, which is formedof two thicknesses of wire, one being bent upon the other, and at thepoint of bending is provided the swell or node 14. Turned back upon thebottom thickness of the central member is the pin 15.

Having thus described my invention, what the other having formed at itsend a threadeye, from which extends inwardly a central member of twothicknesses of wire, one bent upon the other, a swell or node at thepoint of bending, the bottom of said central member forming a pin byturning upon itself, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHATTIN BRADW'AY. Witnesses:

J UDSON H. BRADWAY, O. W. BRADWAY.

